India’s Ministry of Finance has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on imports of low ash metallurgical coke from Australia, China, Colombia, Indonesia, Japan and Russia, following an investigation that found the products were being dumped and causing material injury to the domestic industry.
The duties apply to low ash metallurgical coke with ash content below 18pct under tariff items 2704 00 10, 2704 00 20, 2704 00 30 and 2704 00 90. Country-specific duties range from USD 42.95 per ton for imports from Japan to USD 128.83 per ton for Chinese material. Duties of USD 71.16 per ton were imposed on Australian imports, USD 118.55 per ton on Colombian material, USD 67.50 per ton on Indonesian shipments, and USD 84.16 per ton on Russian products.
The measures follow the Directorate General of Trade Remedies’ (DGTR) final findings issued in April 2026, which concluded that dumped imports had caused material injury to India’s domestic producers. The definitive duties replace provisional measures introduced in December 2025.
The anti-dumping duties will remain in force for five years from the date the provisional duties were imposed, unless amended or revoked earlier. The notification also exempts certain imports, including ultra-low phosphorus metallurgical coke used in ferroalloy production and specified metallurgical coke grades imported for small blast furnaces, subject to prescribed conditions.